7:45 a.m.: “Kids, please be ready to leave in 10 minutes.” 7:55 a.m.: “Kids, go get in the car and buckle up.” 7:55 a.m., notice son scrambling to find his…
Julia DesCarpentrie
Julia DesCarpentrie is passionate about orphan care, adoption and fostering. She has been blessed to live out God’s call on her life in those areas through her work with The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime), a foster care church initiative encouraging more Christian families to foster children in need. Julia has been an advocate for the fatherless for 10 years, as both a volunteer and also serving with Hope for Orphans before her work with The CALL. She is also an active volunteer in the community and has served on several community boards. She continues to minister to other mothers and foster/adoptive families through writing and speaking with MomLife Today. Julia is the mom of five children entrusted to her care through birth, adoption and fostering. She and Branden have been married for 16 years.
A Voluntary Train Wreck
I have been very careful to be positive about our experiences as foster parents. I want to encourage other families to step up to the plate and open their homes. But Wednesday as…
One Daddy’s Love Letter
Below is a beautiful letter my husband wrote to our foster baby. For privacy reasons, we will call her “Sweet Pea.” Dear Sweet Pea, Today I paused from my work, and…
Brothers Because of Love
I was eavesdropping. I confess. My boys were having a discussion that was quickly escalating. My youngest was asking his older brother to just ignore someone asking if they were brothers and where…
How God Can Build a Family
I love the creative ways God forms families. I also am excited to hear about couples giving up their preconceived ideas of how their families should look, what size their…
Monitoring Media
An ice and snowstorm was predicted to hit our area during the night. While most Central Arkansans made a mad dash to Walmart, our family made a mad dash to ……
Fostering Unexpected Joy
I rolled over to glance at the clock when I heard the baby cry. It was 4:30 a.m. I had only been in bed for five hours when our four-month-old foster…
Intentional Friendships
A few months ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to speak to a group of women who are dear to my heart. The Heart and Home Ministry at New Castle…
Snow Day!
My brothers, sister, and I would huddle around the radio, silently pleading, “Please say District 140.” As soon as the words were uttered in serious radio-announcer-monotone, we would all erupt with,…
Empty Stocking and Unopened Gifts
Christmas was quickly approaching five years ago, and the excitement was building in our household. But a part of my heart was missing, and a bit of sadness tinged my preparations. The…